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Yeah, the scrolling isn't very smooth.

Yeah, the scrolling isn't very smooth.

For me, I'd rather play a game like Golden Axe, but Altered Beast is great to just pick up and play since it's pretty short.  It's a shame that it gets such a bad reputation these days.

While it's certainly not the best beat em' up game on the Genesis, I feel it deserves more credit.  Mega ranked it as the worst Mega Drive game!  I'm guessing they hadn't seen Action 52 on Genesis or Shaq Fu.  I played Altered Beast for the first time yesterday, and thought it was pretty cool.  It wasn't perfect, and I especially hate how the drums get cut off for several seconds after punching an enemy (meaning you rarely hear the drums), but the game was solid and a good port of the arcade original.  What are your thoughts on Altered Beast?

I've always enjoyed the game.  I did not know of the bad reputation until recently and it made no sense to me.

Or "Super Breakout" for the 5200 -- an absolutely terrible choice. 

Altered Beast was a good pack-in title. It wasn't awful. It wasn't great. But it was pretty good. A much better choice for a pack-in game than its rival Keith Courage on TurboGrafx-16 which did nothing to make you fall in love with your new console. 

Yeah, you're right.  I had no idea it had such a poor reputation.  Maybe it's because the Genesis kind of took off once they switched the pack-in game to Sonic.  Maybe because it's kind of slow and chunky-scrolling.  Whatever.  I'm going to keep playing and enjoying. 

For me, I'd rather play a game like Golden Axe, but Altered Beast is great to just pick up and play since it's pretty short.  It's a shame that it gets such a bad reputation these days.

While it's certainly not the best beat em' up game on the Genesis, I feel it deserves more credit.  Mega ranked it as the worst Mega Drive game!  I'm guessing they hadn't seen Action 52 on Genesis or Shaq Fu.  I played Altered Beast for the first time yesterday, and thought it was pretty cool.  It wasn't perfect, and I especially hate how the drums get cut off for several seconds after punching an enemy (meaning you rarely hear the drums), but the game was solid and a good port of the arcade original.  What are your thoughts on Altered Beast?

For me, I'd rather play a game like Golden Axe, but Altered Beast is great to just pick up and play since it's pretty short.  It's a shame that it gets such a bad reputation these days.

I always liked Altered Beast a lot.  I agree with you, it's a decent port of the arcade version.  It has speech and the cool steroid-up transition screens.  I have fond memories of it since it came with my Genesis as a pack in game. 

NSG is a great trader! Excellent communication, quick shipping and items as described.

Some bloopers from my Garfield Gets Real And Combat videos
 

Who needs the Video Touch Pad to play Star Raiders when you've got a Nintendo Zapper?  This is the real way to play Star Raiders!
 

Thanks!  Yeah, I saw them live four times, twice when I was 11, and twice when I was 12.  Glad to know you're familiar with them!

When I was 10, I was a Mario fanboy
 
I almost bought Simon's Quest on Saturday.  I'll play it soon.

I'd check it out.   Netflix has done a pretty good job with its originals.   I'm still trying to get caught up on Voltron.

Not trying to step off topic but Captain N contained a few characters from popular NES games at that time.  Mega Man, Kid Icarus, and Simon Belmont.  Have you played Castlevania II - Simon's Quest?  Yea...that Simon.  But they gave him this attitude that is much like "Biff" from the Back To The Future movies.  At times it works, at other times it's annoying.
 
I am impressed that you have seen these.  I hope I can find them on VHS or DVD someday.  My favorite episode is the very first one.  Once they brought GameBoy into it the show seemed to lose some flair.  
 
After seeing that trailer on the new Castlevania series coming up...I'm all for it!

I heard someone say it would be R rated.  Personally, I'd prefer something everyone can watch, but some violence would make sense since it is Castlevania.

I watched Captain N when I was 11, but that was at a time when I didn't know many Nintendo games, so I didn't know who Simon was.  I might have to watch that show again.

Cheers to Scott Stilphen!! I just received 10 Atari 2600 carts from him. They all play and look EXACTLY as he described them. I'm looking forward to buying more from him! Great prices, fast shipping and an all around great guy. Thanks bud!

It really does!  Is the Samsung SMS NTSC or PAL?

That Samsung SMS looks like it's for little kids thanks to its blue and purple colors.